Lecture Hours: 40

Lecture / Lab Hours: 0

Lab Hours: 30

Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:
No

Satisfies General Education requirement:
No

Grading options:
A-F (default), P-NP, audit

Prerequisites

Course Description

Students learn fundamental concepts of hydraulics, lubrication, and bearing technology with a focus on entering a profession in the wind power industry. Lab work includes learning and applying hydraulic concepts using an MB 400 Hydraulic System. Pre-requisites: RET 121

Intended Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will:

Build and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment.

Identify and troubleshoot hydraulic system problems.

Adapt to new relevant skills as hydraulic technology develops.

Be prepared to work both alone and in a team on a hydraulic project.

Be prepared to work safely and maintain a safe working environment using established practices.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Evaluation is done by midterm and final exams, quality of lab work, and quality of a term project.

Heat, temperature, atoms, and molecules. Properties of gases and liquids. The Gas Law.

Definition of viscosity, viscosity of different fluids, viscosity versus temperature, mechanics of viscosity at the molecular level, effects of pressure on viscosity, and viscosity versus fluid, film, and flow regimes. Effect of viscosity on hydrodynamic lubrication.

Fluid transmission of force and energy; types of pressure gauges and associated methods of measurement, hydraulic intensifiers, and hydraulic accumulators.